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The EU, Especially The Netherlands Are Pushing For Regime Change In Russia, Like They Tried In Belarus!
Two years ago in August 2019, a coup d’état was prevented in Belarus, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Marzalyuk told journalists!
For many years, the US, along with its accomplices and subjects called the European Union, has been trying to implement regime change in Russia https://devend.online/2022/11/07/the-eu-especially-the-netherlands-are-pushing-for-regime-change-in-russia-like-they-tried-in-belarus/
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Two years ago in August 2019, a coup d’état was prevented in Belarus, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Marzalyuk told journalists!
For many years, the US, along with its accomplices and subjects called the European Union, has been trying to implement regime change in Russia https://devend.online/2022/11/07/the-eu-especially-the-netherlands-are-pushing-for-regime-change-in-russia-like-they-tried-in-belarus/
💥English text by Sonja van den Ende
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The EU, Especially The Netherlands Are Pushing For Regime Change In Russia, Like They Tried In Belarus!
Two years ago in August 2019, a coup d'état was prevented in Belarus, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor
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❗️German patriots - unite!
When the country is ruled by enemies and idiots, forgetting the interests of the state, the voices of the patriots unite in unison. Political differences recede into the background and even irreconcilable opponents unite for the sake of the national idea.
No wonder Sahra's opponents are so afraid that she will form her own party, because she speaks ideas consonant with the left, the right and the Greens.
Watch a snippet from Sahra's recent interview and an interview with the Greens.
General talking points:
▪️Russians are not the enemy.
▪️Germany has no resources of its own to ignore supplier countries.
▪️Germany's policy is two-faced, as many of its partner countries carry out civilian destruction and sovereign border violations, but are not condemned in the slightest.
Most importantly, the longer this populist absurdity lasts in public, the more sanity is awakened in people.
Change is inevitable, change is near.
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When the country is ruled by enemies and idiots, forgetting the interests of the state, the voices of the patriots unite in unison. Political differences recede into the background and even irreconcilable opponents unite for the sake of the national idea.
No wonder Sahra's opponents are so afraid that she will form her own party, because she speaks ideas consonant with the left, the right and the Greens.
Watch a snippet from Sahra's recent interview and an interview with the Greens.
General talking points:
▪️Russians are not the enemy.
▪️Germany has no resources of its own to ignore supplier countries.
▪️Germany's policy is two-faced, as many of its partner countries carry out civilian destruction and sovereign border violations, but are not condemned in the slightest.
Most importantly, the longer this populist absurdity lasts in public, the more sanity is awakened in people.
Change is inevitable, change is near.
💥Our channel: @Node_of_Time_EN
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"The US position on Taiwan compels the Armed Forces of China to prepare for war. Washington increasingly ignores the "One China" principle. Our army will decisively put a stop to all attempts to support so called independence of the island as well as separatist actions, and interference into China's internal affairs. " (c) Tan Kefei, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense.
The US, as part of its Cold war against China, has taken an obvious strategic course to provoke a war over Taiwan in the near future, and all its actions over the last year vividly indicate this. China understands this and has already stated its position that these actions can lead to nothing else except a war. In fact, China is already preparing for this war. The observation of the Ukrainian war will be the PLA's guide in the coming conflict.
In fact, the US is doing the same things with respect to China in Taiwan as it did in Ukraine with respect to Russia. The Americans plan to fight for Taiwan until the last Taiwanese. Their strategic target is to provoke the war before China is completely ready, and once the war starts, to prevent a quick defeat of the Taiwanese army in its collision with the PLA.
Those forces in Taiwan which oppose the war and support the restoration of relations with China are destined to lose, as the corresponding political parties did in Ukraine. When the conflict approaches, pro-Chinese parties and mass media will be neutralized. In the name of democracy, of course.
Naturally, after the beginning of the war Taiwan would quickly lose its role as a financial center and a center of semiconductor production, which is why the US has already moved semiconductor production home, to be independent of the way the Taiwan situation develops.
💥Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/boris_rozhin
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
The US, as part of its Cold war against China, has taken an obvious strategic course to provoke a war over Taiwan in the near future, and all its actions over the last year vividly indicate this. China understands this and has already stated its position that these actions can lead to nothing else except a war. In fact, China is already preparing for this war. The observation of the Ukrainian war will be the PLA's guide in the coming conflict.
In fact, the US is doing the same things with respect to China in Taiwan as it did in Ukraine with respect to Russia. The Americans plan to fight for Taiwan until the last Taiwanese. Their strategic target is to provoke the war before China is completely ready, and once the war starts, to prevent a quick defeat of the Taiwanese army in its collision with the PLA.
Those forces in Taiwan which oppose the war and support the restoration of relations with China are destined to lose, as the corresponding political parties did in Ukraine. When the conflict approaches, pro-Chinese parties and mass media will be neutralized. In the name of democracy, of course.
Naturally, after the beginning of the war Taiwan would quickly lose its role as a financial center and a center of semiconductor production, which is why the US has already moved semiconductor production home, to be independent of the way the Taiwan situation develops.
💥Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/boris_rozhin
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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⚡️⚡️ Key updates on Russia and #UkraineCrisis as on November 8
✍️Peace talks, anyone?
The US President's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, commented on WSJ report that revealed he had been negotiating with Russian high-ranking officials over Ukraine, aiming to reduce nuclear risks. Mr. Sullivan did not specify whether he had actually personally contacted the Kremlin, but confirmed the fact of negotiations between Washington and Moscow, according to RIA. WSJ report stated that US authorities appealed to the leadership of Ukraine to publicly declare their readiness to resolve the conflict.
Meanwhile, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening address on Monday outlined the conditions under which Ukraine is ready for peace talks with Russia: the return of the annexed territories, compensation for losses, punishment of war criminals, and guarantees of Ukraine's security.
⚠️START talks
Russia and the United States are discussing the possibility of holding a meeting of the bilateral advisory commission on the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START), Kommersant has learned. For the first time, the parties are considering the Middle East region as a venue for it. There have been no such face-to-face meetings for a year, and the parties have many questions to resolve: from guarantees of the impossibility of reverse conversion of American jets and ballistic missile launchers of submarines to the resumption of inspections suspended by the Russian Federation, publication notes.
☘️⚔️Climate vs war
On Day 1 of COP27 held in Cairo, world leaders used climate crisis to push their criticism of Russia, repeatedly pointing out that “accumulating threats of war, warming and economic crisis” take a toll on every continent, hitting the world’s most vulnerable.
“We are in the fight of our lives, and we are losing,” Mr. Guterres said in opening remarks at the summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. “Putin’s abhorrent war in Ukraine, and rising energy prices across the world, are not a reason to go slow on climate change,” UK PM Rishi Sunak said. President Emmanuel Macron of France said the war in Ukraine should not change countries’ commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
🐤Twitter freedoms
Global media has — finally — acknowledged the issue of Twitter silencing the voices of officials, diplomats, journalists, and just citizens from countries that are in confrontation with the West. “Elon Musk has some new super fans: Russia, China, and the Islamic State.
After the world's richest man bought Twitter for $44 billion last month, officials and journalists linked to Russia and China — and even some jihadists — urged him to lift restrictions on their use of the platform,” Politico writes, suggesting that those silenced will use Musk’s takeover as a chance to make a comeback on Twitter. It notes, however, that so far “their pleas have fallen on deaf ears”.
PR stint
Russian controversial businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who’s known as “Putin’s chief” and the founder of Wagner mercenary group currently fighting alongside the Russian army in Ukraine, is in the headlines of international media for his ironic comment on Moscow’s potential interference in the US elections.
"I will answer you very subtly, and delicately and I apologize, I will report to a certain ambiguity. Gentlemen, we have interfered, we are interfering and we will interfere. Carefully, precisely, surgically and in our own way, as we know how. During our point operations, we will remove both kidneys and liver at once,” Prigozhin, who is known for his ironic and often contradictory remarks. (No publication has used the full quote, making it look more credible than it was meant to).
Prigozhin has been lately collecting political scores by commenting on Russia’s “special military operation” and criticizing acting commanders and politicians for their actions (most often inactions).
👉Follow t.me/russiawire for daily updates, analytics, and ground reportage from Russia, Donbass, and the neighbourhood.
✍️Peace talks, anyone?
The US President's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, commented on WSJ report that revealed he had been negotiating with Russian high-ranking officials over Ukraine, aiming to reduce nuclear risks. Mr. Sullivan did not specify whether he had actually personally contacted the Kremlin, but confirmed the fact of negotiations between Washington and Moscow, according to RIA. WSJ report stated that US authorities appealed to the leadership of Ukraine to publicly declare their readiness to resolve the conflict.
Meanwhile, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening address on Monday outlined the conditions under which Ukraine is ready for peace talks with Russia: the return of the annexed territories, compensation for losses, punishment of war criminals, and guarantees of Ukraine's security.
⚠️START talks
Russia and the United States are discussing the possibility of holding a meeting of the bilateral advisory commission on the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START), Kommersant has learned. For the first time, the parties are considering the Middle East region as a venue for it. There have been no such face-to-face meetings for a year, and the parties have many questions to resolve: from guarantees of the impossibility of reverse conversion of American jets and ballistic missile launchers of submarines to the resumption of inspections suspended by the Russian Federation, publication notes.
☘️⚔️Climate vs war
On Day 1 of COP27 held in Cairo, world leaders used climate crisis to push their criticism of Russia, repeatedly pointing out that “accumulating threats of war, warming and economic crisis” take a toll on every continent, hitting the world’s most vulnerable.
“We are in the fight of our lives, and we are losing,” Mr. Guterres said in opening remarks at the summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. “Putin’s abhorrent war in Ukraine, and rising energy prices across the world, are not a reason to go slow on climate change,” UK PM Rishi Sunak said. President Emmanuel Macron of France said the war in Ukraine should not change countries’ commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
🐤Twitter freedoms
Global media has — finally — acknowledged the issue of Twitter silencing the voices of officials, diplomats, journalists, and just citizens from countries that are in confrontation with the West. “Elon Musk has some new super fans: Russia, China, and the Islamic State.
After the world's richest man bought Twitter for $44 billion last month, officials and journalists linked to Russia and China — and even some jihadists — urged him to lift restrictions on their use of the platform,” Politico writes, suggesting that those silenced will use Musk’s takeover as a chance to make a comeback on Twitter. It notes, however, that so far “their pleas have fallen on deaf ears”.
PR stint
Russian controversial businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who’s known as “Putin’s chief” and the founder of Wagner mercenary group currently fighting alongside the Russian army in Ukraine, is in the headlines of international media for his ironic comment on Moscow’s potential interference in the US elections.
"I will answer you very subtly, and delicately and I apologize, I will report to a certain ambiguity. Gentlemen, we have interfered, we are interfering and we will interfere. Carefully, precisely, surgically and in our own way, as we know how. During our point operations, we will remove both kidneys and liver at once,” Prigozhin, who is known for his ironic and often contradictory remarks. (No publication has used the full quote, making it look more credible than it was meant to).
Prigozhin has been lately collecting political scores by commenting on Russia’s “special military operation” and criticizing acting commanders and politicians for their actions (most often inactions).
👉Follow t.me/russiawire for daily updates, analytics, and ground reportage from Russia, Donbass, and the neighbourhood.
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Eurasianism.
Political ideologies and doctrines come and go, they have their time to be created, flourish, and then die off, and some of these ideologies play their part in history, and left their mark, for good or ill, some ideologies that are starting to pop up now will leave a massive impact.
Eurasianism is one of these.
Eurasianism states that Russia, as a concept, country, and identity, is separate from the European civilization that is out west, while, obviously not being the same cloth of the Yellow civilizations of the east.
Russia is a frontier civilization, it was one of what I would prefer to call "the contact line" nations, that is, they were the border regions between the so-called white Europe, and everything else, Spain, the Balkans, and Russia fit into this category, as the Spanish dealt with Moors and Muslims, the Balkans with Muslims (and it is obvious even after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, especially between Croatia and Serbia), and Russia, which obviously had Muslims and Asians as neighbors.
Eurasianism started back during the 1920s, but then it fell off and died, and now after the establishment of the Russian Federation, it has been resurrected, and thankfully not in a method that would cause brain death, the ideology that has been nurtured by Dugin is, at least, much healthier and pleasent than others in the Russian political sphere.
Neo-Eurasianism states that Russia is closer to Asia than to Europe, now anyone would think that's retarded, the Russians are "white", they're "christian", and they're definitely not "backward savages."
But people tend to forget that Russia, to put it bluntly, was for most of European history, alongside the Slavs of the Balkans, considered to be the niggers of Europe, and even if you go by race, the Anglo sided with the Ottomans and the Japanese against the Russian, the French himself created the largest "coalition of the willing" to march on Moscow during the 1800s, where is this mythical white unity I hear about?
The ideology of Eurasianism has more historical merit than people who are hyper fixated on blood and base themselves solely on this, and it has more merit than godless, cosmopolitan communists.
Dugin envisions that the Old world, that is, the Islamic, Asian, and Russian, alongside the global south, create a multipolarity world, are directly against the American and it's Trans-Atlantic, liberal allies, for me this is a big W, personally, the reason I would deal with the Russian more than the American is that the Russian is not trying to lecture me about my own internal affairs and instruct his Pravda to blast off at me, it is a relationship built on mutual benefit that has respectable standards, this is what Eurasianism wants.
Political ideologies and doctrines come and go, they have their time to be created, flourish, and then die off, and some of these ideologies play their part in history, and left their mark, for good or ill, some ideologies that are starting to pop up now will leave a massive impact.
Eurasianism is one of these.
Eurasianism states that Russia, as a concept, country, and identity, is separate from the European civilization that is out west, while, obviously not being the same cloth of the Yellow civilizations of the east.
Russia is a frontier civilization, it was one of what I would prefer to call "the contact line" nations, that is, they were the border regions between the so-called white Europe, and everything else, Spain, the Balkans, and Russia fit into this category, as the Spanish dealt with Moors and Muslims, the Balkans with Muslims (and it is obvious even after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, especially between Croatia and Serbia), and Russia, which obviously had Muslims and Asians as neighbors.
Eurasianism started back during the 1920s, but then it fell off and died, and now after the establishment of the Russian Federation, it has been resurrected, and thankfully not in a method that would cause brain death, the ideology that has been nurtured by Dugin is, at least, much healthier and pleasent than others in the Russian political sphere.
Neo-Eurasianism states that Russia is closer to Asia than to Europe, now anyone would think that's retarded, the Russians are "white", they're "christian", and they're definitely not "backward savages."
But people tend to forget that Russia, to put it bluntly, was for most of European history, alongside the Slavs of the Balkans, considered to be the niggers of Europe, and even if you go by race, the Anglo sided with the Ottomans and the Japanese against the Russian, the French himself created the largest "coalition of the willing" to march on Moscow during the 1800s, where is this mythical white unity I hear about?
The ideology of Eurasianism has more historical merit than people who are hyper fixated on blood and base themselves solely on this, and it has more merit than godless, cosmopolitan communists.
Dugin envisions that the Old world, that is, the Islamic, Asian, and Russian, alongside the global south, create a multipolarity world, are directly against the American and it's Trans-Atlantic, liberal allies, for me this is a big W, personally, the reason I would deal with the Russian more than the American is that the Russian is not trying to lecture me about my own internal affairs and instruct his Pravda to blast off at me, it is a relationship built on mutual benefit that has respectable standards, this is what Eurasianism wants.
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⚡️A reporter of @anna_news has learned about the situation in the area of Nevelskoye.
❗️Exclusive❗️
A squad commander of the 100th brigade of the DPR’s public militia told about success at the contact line.
🔹About advancement: “We are working competently. Our infantry took some prisoners. The enemy does not expect such maneuvers”, the commander reports.
🔹About the captured Ukrainians: “They are mostly reservists. They are controlled by regular militaries who do not allow them to withdraw and force them to fight, threatening to shoot them”.
🔹About the enemy positions: “They had been preparing for 8 years. Reinforced concrete fire points and armored сupolas appeared there during that time which sometimes can not be destroyed even with a direct hit”.
🔸 “Of course, there are no insuperable obstacles. The artillery copes with its task and the infantry assaults go not badly too”.
Watch our reportage about the situation on the contact line in Nevelskoye.
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A squad commander of the 100th brigade of the DPR’s public militia told about success at the contact line.
🔹About advancement: “We are working competently. Our infantry took some prisoners. The enemy does not expect such maneuvers”, the commander reports.
🔹About the captured Ukrainians: “They are mostly reservists. They are controlled by regular militaries who do not allow them to withdraw and force them to fight, threatening to shoot them”.
🔹About the enemy positions: “They had been preparing for 8 years. Reinforced concrete fire points and armored сupolas appeared there during that time which sometimes can not be destroyed even with a direct hit”.
🔸 “Of course, there are no insuperable obstacles. The artillery copes with its task and the infantry assaults go not badly too”.
Watch our reportage about the situation on the contact line in Nevelskoye.
💥Source: @anna_news
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The US "Special Military Operation" (SMO) in Ukraine: the natives fight, the Europeans pay, the profits go to America.
The US GDP increased 2.6% in the Q2 of 2022. The key driver was the growth of exports, which soared 14.4% over the quarter, with an absolute increase of $86.3 bn, Chinese Global Time notes.
▪️ The US energy giants have made record profits. ExxonMobil alone earned $19 bn in three months.
"The secret of success" is obvious. Let's say France imported 4.7 million barrels of oil from the US in the first 7 months of 2021. Now it buys from 5 to 10 million barrels per month from them.
By October 8 the share of Russian gas imported into the EU had decreased from 41% to 7.5%. But the half year volume of American LNG imports exceeded the whole of 2021.
▪️ Money reducing in one person's pocket is going to the pocket of another. Members of the Bundestag are worried: German enterprises are in a sad state, while the US earns €200 million per one gas transport ship arriving to Europe.
The inflation level in 19 EU countries in October was 10.7%. It is the worst result since 1997. The price of energy increased 41.9% year on year.
▪️ As we can see, the US "special military operation" in Ukraine brings impressive results:
-- a recession in the US is prevented due to the exports growth;
-- oil and gas from the US took Russia's place in the European market;
-- orders for the American MIC grow like weeds.
What is all this for? Washington is definitely not interested in de-escalation of the Ukrainian conflict. It will try to extend it for many long years in any post-election scenario in Congress.
"Natives" fight, Europeans pay, America profits-- the perfect scheme.
💥Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/EvPanina
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
The US GDP increased 2.6% in the Q2 of 2022. The key driver was the growth of exports, which soared 14.4% over the quarter, with an absolute increase of $86.3 bn, Chinese Global Time notes.
▪️ The US energy giants have made record profits. ExxonMobil alone earned $19 bn in three months.
"The secret of success" is obvious. Let's say France imported 4.7 million barrels of oil from the US in the first 7 months of 2021. Now it buys from 5 to 10 million barrels per month from them.
By October 8 the share of Russian gas imported into the EU had decreased from 41% to 7.5%. But the half year volume of American LNG imports exceeded the whole of 2021.
▪️ Money reducing in one person's pocket is going to the pocket of another. Members of the Bundestag are worried: German enterprises are in a sad state, while the US earns €200 million per one gas transport ship arriving to Europe.
The inflation level in 19 EU countries in October was 10.7%. It is the worst result since 1997. The price of energy increased 41.9% year on year.
▪️ As we can see, the US "special military operation" in Ukraine brings impressive results:
-- a recession in the US is prevented due to the exports growth;
-- oil and gas from the US took Russia's place in the European market;
-- orders for the American MIC grow like weeds.
What is all this for? Washington is definitely not interested in de-escalation of the Ukrainian conflict. It will try to extend it for many long years in any post-election scenario in Congress.
"Natives" fight, Europeans pay, America profits-- the perfect scheme.
💥Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/EvPanina
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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Bosnia And The Collapse of Yugoslavia.
The end of the cold war has seen major political changes on the world map, the largest country in the world was divided into 15, there were 2 Yemen's and 2 Germany's, now there is only one, some nations united, others disappeared, Yugoslavia was not so lucky in this.
Yugoslavia for much of the cold war had a strong economy, it was an industrial center, and it had one of the best equipped militaries in Europe, it supported the Palestinian cause, aided Egypt when an EgyptAir aircraft was forced to land in Italy by the USAF, the Americans tried to take out men by force, but our soldiers pointed their guns, Yugoslavia solved this situation diplomatically, but that's beside the point.
Yugoslavia, to put it simply, had 2 extremes, the federalists who wished for more autonomy, and the centralists who liked the status quo, keep this in mind since it will be important.
The economy later stagnated, the Yugoslavian government fell into the IMF debt trap, the standards of life quality worsened, and there was a disparity between the most developed regions like Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia, between Bosnia and Kosovo.
The 1974 constitution in Yugoslavia played a role, Serbia was practically divided into Serbia proper, and 2 autonomous zones, many Serbians thought that Serbia is basically mutilating itself for the sake of Yugoslavia, they were also afraid that the autonomous government of Kosovo would "do something", their fears turned out be true.
Well, you know the drill, Tito died, and everyone started playing the other, Tito was a man and he had his flaws and definitely contributed to the powder keg, but he definitely was one of the main factors that Yugoslavia was at least in theory, a nation, when your nation depends on the existence of a single leader, then you're bluntly screwed.
Protests in '81, the Argokomerc affair in '87, and the strikes in '88, foretold that the next few decades are going to be shit, it also didn't help that as the USSR became less and less of a threat, Yugoslavia could not be a partner with the West or the east, it was simply by itself.
Milosevic came along, took power, put allies in Vojvodina, Kosovo, and Montenegro, the media outlets of Croatia and Slovenia were shit talking the Serbs, and it wasn't long before that in 1990 in the 14th congress of the league of communists started, putting the final nail of coffin and setting off a political process that had consequences that I doubt anyone had in mind... (1/?)
The end of the cold war has seen major political changes on the world map, the largest country in the world was divided into 15, there were 2 Yemen's and 2 Germany's, now there is only one, some nations united, others disappeared, Yugoslavia was not so lucky in this.
Yugoslavia for much of the cold war had a strong economy, it was an industrial center, and it had one of the best equipped militaries in Europe, it supported the Palestinian cause, aided Egypt when an EgyptAir aircraft was forced to land in Italy by the USAF, the Americans tried to take out men by force, but our soldiers pointed their guns, Yugoslavia solved this situation diplomatically, but that's beside the point.
Yugoslavia, to put it simply, had 2 extremes, the federalists who wished for more autonomy, and the centralists who liked the status quo, keep this in mind since it will be important.
The economy later stagnated, the Yugoslavian government fell into the IMF debt trap, the standards of life quality worsened, and there was a disparity between the most developed regions like Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia, between Bosnia and Kosovo.
The 1974 constitution in Yugoslavia played a role, Serbia was practically divided into Serbia proper, and 2 autonomous zones, many Serbians thought that Serbia is basically mutilating itself for the sake of Yugoslavia, they were also afraid that the autonomous government of Kosovo would "do something", their fears turned out be true.
Well, you know the drill, Tito died, and everyone started playing the other, Tito was a man and he had his flaws and definitely contributed to the powder keg, but he definitely was one of the main factors that Yugoslavia was at least in theory, a nation, when your nation depends on the existence of a single leader, then you're bluntly screwed.
Protests in '81, the Argokomerc affair in '87, and the strikes in '88, foretold that the next few decades are going to be shit, it also didn't help that as the USSR became less and less of a threat, Yugoslavia could not be a partner with the West or the east, it was simply by itself.
Milosevic came along, took power, put allies in Vojvodina, Kosovo, and Montenegro, the media outlets of Croatia and Slovenia were shit talking the Serbs, and it wasn't long before that in 1990 in the 14th congress of the league of communists started, putting the final nail of coffin and setting off a political process that had consequences that I doubt anyone had in mind... (1/?)
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The 14th congress was a failure, it dissolved the main Yugoslav party, and this in turn caused elections to be held across all republics a multi party one, that allowed all parties from all spectrums to participate.
The nationalist parties won in Bosnia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Croatia, while the Communists won the elections in Montenegro and Serbia, with Slobodan still at the head.
It all went to shit from here, Croat Serbs were scared of the Croatian government and had a few flashbacks to the Ustashe, Croatia tried to disperse the protests by Serbs by force, until the Federal Army stopped them, Croats tried to secede from the Yugoslavian command structure and form their own army, Slovenia voted for independence, the Ten Day war happened, the Yugoslav army wanted to instate martial law, but the suits prevented it.
This would be the worst mistake they could've ever made.
I honestly have nothing more to add, warcrimes, the deaths of hundreds of thousands, the whole process was sad to see, it was like a nation carving itself open, or to be more accurate, a madman on the top of the Himalayas taking his clothes off, the participants clearly knew that violence was going to eventually happen, and they all went with it anyway.
I am not going to discuss the war, it is too complicated, but just know this, as a nutshell.
Croats butchered Serbs, and butchered Muslims, as a matter of fact, Croat forces had the dishonour of destroying the largest amount of mosques in Bosnia.
Serbs butchered Croats, and Muslims, and yes, do not try to deny it, it happened and there's nothing we can do about it now.
Muslims, as the least powerful faction, still committed their fair share of crimes, but they got the short end of stick.
Now, here comes the question, what do we, as the people in 2022, have to think about this?
I can not speak for any of the participants in this war, but in the Quran, it states that we should only transgress in the same amount that transgressions have been incurred against us, to put it bluntly, we all did warcrimes, an eye for an eye, so we should leave it at that, restarting the debate on who fired first or who killed the most will add nothing of value, we should learn from this event and do our best to prevent the appearance of another, as this was a rather inhumane time period in not just European, but world History, let us just hope we've learned from our mistakes and do not repeat these actions that happened 30 years ago.
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The nationalist parties won in Bosnia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Croatia, while the Communists won the elections in Montenegro and Serbia, with Slobodan still at the head.
It all went to shit from here, Croat Serbs were scared of the Croatian government and had a few flashbacks to the Ustashe, Croatia tried to disperse the protests by Serbs by force, until the Federal Army stopped them, Croats tried to secede from the Yugoslavian command structure and form their own army, Slovenia voted for independence, the Ten Day war happened, the Yugoslav army wanted to instate martial law, but the suits prevented it.
This would be the worst mistake they could've ever made.
I honestly have nothing more to add, warcrimes, the deaths of hundreds of thousands, the whole process was sad to see, it was like a nation carving itself open, or to be more accurate, a madman on the top of the Himalayas taking his clothes off, the participants clearly knew that violence was going to eventually happen, and they all went with it anyway.
I am not going to discuss the war, it is too complicated, but just know this, as a nutshell.
Croats butchered Serbs, and butchered Muslims, as a matter of fact, Croat forces had the dishonour of destroying the largest amount of mosques in Bosnia.
Serbs butchered Croats, and Muslims, and yes, do not try to deny it, it happened and there's nothing we can do about it now.
Muslims, as the least powerful faction, still committed their fair share of crimes, but they got the short end of stick.
Now, here comes the question, what do we, as the people in 2022, have to think about this?
I can not speak for any of the participants in this war, but in the Quran, it states that we should only transgress in the same amount that transgressions have been incurred against us, to put it bluntly, we all did warcrimes, an eye for an eye, so we should leave it at that, restarting the debate on who fired first or who killed the most will add nothing of value, we should learn from this event and do our best to prevent the appearance of another, as this was a rather inhumane time period in not just European, but world History, let us just hope we've learned from our mistakes and do not repeat these actions that happened 30 years ago.
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⚡️⚡️ Key updates on Russia and #UkraineCrisis as on November 9
❓Peace talks
Conditions for peace talks, outlined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day before, including that negotiations with Russia can begin with Vladimir Putin in Power (Zelensky has previously rejected such possibility) was directly due to soft nudging by the Biden administration, two people familiar with the situation told Politico.
“Why the change? One of the people said it came after days of talks between Kyiv and Washington — including an in-person visit with Zelenskyy by national security adviser JAKE SULLIVAN. U.S. officials didn’t directly tell Zelenskyy and his aides in Ukraine to alter their position, a senior administration official said, but did relay that Kyiv must show its willingness to end the war reasonably and peacefully,” the publication writes.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry said Russia does not set preconditions for negotiations with Ukraine, the only condition is “the goodwill of Kiev”. The ministry repeated its position that that Russia was always open to negotiations with Ukraine — and it was not Moscow’s fault that they were halted.
🔥Kherson front
Ukrainian forces attempted advance in three areas of the Kherson front — Posad-Pokrovsk, Berislav and Snigirevsk regions. The former two were not successful, but in Snigirevka, heavy fighting emerged, according to the deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov.
Ukrainian troops, including Polish and English-speaking mercenaries, “managed to gain a foothold on the northern outskirts of Snigirevka along the railway tracks,” he noted, saying the settlement is now in a combat zone, with aviation, artillery and heavy equipment deployed.
Meanwhile in Kherson city itself, from where around 70 000 people as well as all administrative services were evacuated, reports of chaos emerge. The houses, shops and offices are looted, with no police on duty.
“The cases of looting are simply egregious. Now the regional council has been demolished, tomorrow shops, then houses and apartments. And the administration scribbles reports that everything is fine, a concert, an animal exhibition. Shame on you! Why are there so many police on the other side?... Everyone gets paid for what? Families were evacuated, that's right! But they themselves must be in the city on duty. The captain left the Titanic last. Our services resemble the "Ukrainian leadership of the Crimea", which they said worked in Kherson. There are people left in the city, who believed in the new government. You can't betray them!" a local wrote to pro-russian journalist currently in Kherson.
🇺🇸🗳Ukraine & US midterms
As Americans finish voting in the midterm elections, the early clues of the outcomes, according to Politico, are that President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains underwater, inflation is besting abortion, and voters have a pretty dour outlook on the state of the nation despite the White House’s best efforts.
According to exit polls, the policy of US President Joe Biden is approved by about 45% of voters. More than half believe that it mainly damages the country. Many voters pointed out the poor state of the US economy and falling living standards.
🇷🇺🇮🇷Iran visit
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev has arrived in Tehran to meet with high-ranking Iranian officials, the IRNA agency reported on Tuesday. This is an official visit at the invitation of Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
Apart from talks with his Iranian counterpart, the Russian security chief plans to meet with Iranian "high-ranking political and economic officials to discuss issues of the development of bilateral relations and cooperation in the international arena," the agency said, adding that Patrushev is accompanied by officials from several Russian economic agencies.
👉Follow t.me/russiawire for daily updates, analytics, and ground reportage from Russia, Donbass, and the neighbourhood.
❓Peace talks
Conditions for peace talks, outlined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day before, including that negotiations with Russia can begin with Vladimir Putin in Power (Zelensky has previously rejected such possibility) was directly due to soft nudging by the Biden administration, two people familiar with the situation told Politico.
“Why the change? One of the people said it came after days of talks between Kyiv and Washington — including an in-person visit with Zelenskyy by national security adviser JAKE SULLIVAN. U.S. officials didn’t directly tell Zelenskyy and his aides in Ukraine to alter their position, a senior administration official said, but did relay that Kyiv must show its willingness to end the war reasonably and peacefully,” the publication writes.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry said Russia does not set preconditions for negotiations with Ukraine, the only condition is “the goodwill of Kiev”. The ministry repeated its position that that Russia was always open to negotiations with Ukraine — and it was not Moscow’s fault that they were halted.
🔥Kherson front
Ukrainian forces attempted advance in three areas of the Kherson front — Posad-Pokrovsk, Berislav and Snigirevsk regions. The former two were not successful, but in Snigirevka, heavy fighting emerged, according to the deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov.
Ukrainian troops, including Polish and English-speaking mercenaries, “managed to gain a foothold on the northern outskirts of Snigirevka along the railway tracks,” he noted, saying the settlement is now in a combat zone, with aviation, artillery and heavy equipment deployed.
Meanwhile in Kherson city itself, from where around 70 000 people as well as all administrative services were evacuated, reports of chaos emerge. The houses, shops and offices are looted, with no police on duty.
“The cases of looting are simply egregious. Now the regional council has been demolished, tomorrow shops, then houses and apartments. And the administration scribbles reports that everything is fine, a concert, an animal exhibition. Shame on you! Why are there so many police on the other side?... Everyone gets paid for what? Families were evacuated, that's right! But they themselves must be in the city on duty. The captain left the Titanic last. Our services resemble the "Ukrainian leadership of the Crimea", which they said worked in Kherson. There are people left in the city, who believed in the new government. You can't betray them!" a local wrote to pro-russian journalist currently in Kherson.
🇺🇸🗳Ukraine & US midterms
As Americans finish voting in the midterm elections, the early clues of the outcomes, according to Politico, are that President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains underwater, inflation is besting abortion, and voters have a pretty dour outlook on the state of the nation despite the White House’s best efforts.
According to exit polls, the policy of US President Joe Biden is approved by about 45% of voters. More than half believe that it mainly damages the country. Many voters pointed out the poor state of the US economy and falling living standards.
🇷🇺🇮🇷Iran visit
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev has arrived in Tehran to meet with high-ranking Iranian officials, the IRNA agency reported on Tuesday. This is an official visit at the invitation of Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
Apart from talks with his Iranian counterpart, the Russian security chief plans to meet with Iranian "high-ranking political and economic officials to discuss issues of the development of bilateral relations and cooperation in the international arena," the agency said, adding that Patrushev is accompanied by officials from several Russian economic agencies.
👉Follow t.me/russiawire for daily updates, analytics, and ground reportage from Russia, Donbass, and the neighbourhood.
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🇺🇦🇲🇩Moldovan mercenaries in Ukraine support Sandu and threaten Moldovan protesters with reprisals
Armed militants of the AFU "Foreign Legion" from Moldova are ardent supporters of the ruling PAS party.
🔹 They condemn the rallies caused by the unprecedented economic crisis in the country, organised by the opposition.
The mercenaries do not care about the indignation of ordinary Moldovans who came out to protest over 30% inflation and exorbitant gas prices.
🔹The armed formations of Moldovans call on the veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Transnistria and the military to stay out of the protests.
Recently, the Association of Moldovan Army Veterans has already claimed pressure and threats from the security services demanding their refusal to participate in rallies.
🔹The militants openly threaten fellow citizens with reprisals once they come back to Moldova.
"... And those like Shor, Dodon, Cavcaliuc, and all their company, will hope just to end up in prison [when we come back], but they won't be that lucky."
🔹Despite the small size of the republic, Moldovan mercenaries in Ukraine are obscenely numerous - about 300.
Who pays all these thugs who support the PAS party, Maia Sandu and Zelensky? It is not difficult to guess.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translation: @Node_of_Time_EN
Armed militants of the AFU "Foreign Legion" from Moldova are ardent supporters of the ruling PAS party.
🔹 They condemn the rallies caused by the unprecedented economic crisis in the country, organised by the opposition.
The mercenaries do not care about the indignation of ordinary Moldovans who came out to protest over 30% inflation and exorbitant gas prices.
🔹The armed formations of Moldovans call on the veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Transnistria and the military to stay out of the protests.
Recently, the Association of Moldovan Army Veterans has already claimed pressure and threats from the security services demanding their refusal to participate in rallies.
🔹The militants openly threaten fellow citizens with reprisals once they come back to Moldova.
"... And those like Shor, Dodon, Cavcaliuc, and all their company, will hope just to end up in prison [when we come back], but they won't be that lucky."
🔹Despite the small size of the republic, Moldovan mercenaries in Ukraine are obscenely numerous - about 300.
Who pays all these thugs who support the PAS party, Maia Sandu and Zelensky? It is not difficult to guess.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translation: @Node_of_Time_EN
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⚡”Drones at the frontline are irreplaceable”, — soldiers of the DPR public militia talking about UAVs.
❗️Exclusive❗️
A squad commander of the 100th brigade of the DPR public militia with the call sign “Belorus” told a reporter of @anna_news why drones are fundamentally important in modern conflict.
🔹Today drones replace army intelligence officers who used to correct artillery fire in the field risking their lives.
“A drone was shot down — the operator changes ‘the bird’ and takes off again. A man is killed — you can’t return him. Every copter is a life which should have been there”.
🔹Moreover, years and lots of resources can be spent to prepare an intelligence officer and a fire corrector. On the contrary, a drone is a useful consumable.
“Sometimes we had to send up a drone knowing that it would be shot down. But doing that we acquired intelligence data and saved lives”.
More details on UVA usefulness in our reportage.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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❗️Exclusive❗️
A squad commander of the 100th brigade of the DPR public militia with the call sign “Belorus” told a reporter of @anna_news why drones are fundamentally important in modern conflict.
🔹Today drones replace army intelligence officers who used to correct artillery fire in the field risking their lives.
“A drone was shot down — the operator changes ‘the bird’ and takes off again. A man is killed — you can’t return him. Every copter is a life which should have been there”.
🔹Moreover, years and lots of resources can be spent to prepare an intelligence officer and a fire corrector. On the contrary, a drone is a useful consumable.
“Sometimes we had to send up a drone knowing that it would be shot down. But doing that we acquired intelligence data and saved lives”.
More details on UVA usefulness in our reportage.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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⚡️⚡️Key points from General Surovikin's report to the Russian Defence Minister
🔹 Kherson city and the surrounding area cannot be properly supplied or operated normally
❗️ The Russian armed forces will soon be withdrawn to the left bank of the Dnieper river.
All willing civilians of the Kherson Region (more than 115,000 people) have left the area of hostilities.
🔹The situation in the military operation zone has been stabilized. The Russian army's reserves have been strengthened with mobilized personnel and volunteers.
🔹 Attempts at an offensive by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kupyansk and Krasny Liman sectors have been thwarted.
🔹 In the Donetsk People's Republic, allied forces defeated the enemy on the right bank of the Bakhmutka River; Artemivsk (Bakhmut) city is blockaded from the southern direction.
The liberation of Pavlovka is near completion, and an offensive is under way to liberate Maryinka and Pervomayskoye.
🔹In October the enemy lost over 12,000 troops, 18 aircraft, 12 helicopters, six SAMs, over 200 tanks and 21 MLRSs.
Ukrainian losses are seven to eight times higher than those of the Russian army.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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🔹 Kherson city and the surrounding area cannot be properly supplied or operated normally
❗️ The Russian armed forces will soon be withdrawn to the left bank of the Dnieper river.
All willing civilians of the Kherson Region (more than 115,000 people) have left the area of hostilities.
🔹The situation in the military operation zone has been stabilized. The Russian army's reserves have been strengthened with mobilized personnel and volunteers.
🔹 Attempts at an offensive by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kupyansk and Krasny Liman sectors have been thwarted.
🔹 In the Donetsk People's Republic, allied forces defeated the enemy on the right bank of the Bakhmutka River; Artemivsk (Bakhmut) city is blockaded from the southern direction.
The liberation of Pavlovka is near completion, and an offensive is under way to liberate Maryinka and Pervomayskoye.
🔹In October the enemy lost over 12,000 troops, 18 aircraft, 12 helicopters, six SAMs, over 200 tanks and 21 MLRSs.
Ukrainian losses are seven to eight times higher than those of the Russian army.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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Equanimity and courage
A Russian soldier three times threw away grenades dropped on him from an AFU copter.
Such an interaction with modern warfare technology shocked the Western media.
The UK's The Sun even published a video with the caption "Russian soldier catches bombs and tosses them away".
In the end, our stalwart fighter was wounded but survived.
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
A Russian soldier three times threw away grenades dropped on him from an AFU copter.
Such an interaction with modern warfare technology shocked the Western media.
The UK's The Sun even published a video with the caption "Russian soldier catches bombs and tosses them away".
In the end, our stalwart fighter was wounded but survived.
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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The head of Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, stated that his country won't support an EU plan to help Ukraine through joint gathered funds.
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Vladimir Putin visits exhibition on Red Square
Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russian Armed Forces inspecting the display commemorating the November 7, 1941 parade.
Armored planes and cannons of World War II are on display on Russia's main square.
NB: On 7 November 1941 a military parade took place on Red Square, from which the troops went straight to the front, to defend Moscow. The Nazis were just 25-40km away from the capital, but they never entered it. The battle of Moscow became the USSR's first victory in WWII. 🛡⚔️
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russian Armed Forces inspecting the display commemorating the November 7, 1941 parade.
Armored planes and cannons of World War II are on display on Russia's main square.
NB: On 7 November 1941 a military parade took place on Red Square, from which the troops went straight to the front, to defend Moscow. The Nazis were just 25-40km away from the capital, but they never entered it. The battle of Moscow became the USSR's first victory in WWII. 🛡⚔️
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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